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enIn abattle of natural resource grabbing, what should the state authorities do in the case of the Japanese patent over kratom?http://biothai.org/node/1426
<div class="field-item field-type-image even"><a href="/node/1426"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://biothai.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/content_155.PNG?itok=0mP7k_lk" width="233" height="180" alt="" /></a></div>
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Concerning the registration of patents for Kratom, Thai officials have a number of duties and responsibilities that they must carry out to enforce the law.</p></div></div></div>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 17:00:00 +0000biothai1426 at http://biothai.orgThailand at a crossroads, will we head towards organic farming or choose the path of the GMO?http://biothai.org/node/1283
<div class="field-item field-type-image even"><a href="/node/1283"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://biothai.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/Capture14.PNG?itok=U42LwAmW" width="226" height="180" alt="" /></a></div>
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Up until 1 October 2015, member states of the European Union (EU) are entitled to notify the European Commission that they ban GMO crops in their territories. According to the new regulation , each member state is allowed to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMO crops, even those which hav</p></div></div></div>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 04:10:53 +0000biothai1283 at http://biothai.orgGoverment support for organic farmers-simply hot airhttp://biothai.org/node/1268
<div class="field-item field-type-image even"><a href="/node/1268"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://biothai.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/Capture11.PNG?itok=6g5u8x2Y" width="243" height="180" alt="" /></a></div>
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Based on statements issued by the interim government of Thailand and related agencies, people may be forgiven for mistakenly thinking that the “sustainable/organic agriculture policy” is very important to this government. When we look into it, however, we find that the professed support for and </p></div></div></div>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 03:48:54 +0000biothai1268 at http://biothai.orgImpacts of the Thai-EU Free Trade Agreement on plant varieties, biodiversity and food security http://biothai.org/node/535
<div class="field-item field-type-image even"><a href="/node/535"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://biothai.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/content_140.png?itok=i-lZdmz3" width="156" height="180" alt="" /></a></div>
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>If Thailand accepts the intellectual property law in the course of the negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement of EU-Thai, Thailand would have to amend its 1999 Plant Varieties Protection Act to make Thai law consistent with the 1991 UPOV Convention. This will have several impacts on farmers, </p></div></div></div>Sat, 21 Feb 2015 17:00:00 +0000biothai535 at http://biothai.orgThailand’s freedom seeds network: Can Jack face the giant?http://biothai.org/node/490
<div class="field-item field-type-image even"><a href="/node/490"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://biothai.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/diversity1-e1422417040648.jpg?itok=7az6oB14" width="300" height="169" alt="" /></a></div>
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Seeds in the hands of the corporations</h2>
<p>Seeds are the basis of agriculture and our food system. It is said that whoever has control over seeds, can control the entire agricultural and food system.</p></div></div></div>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:00:00 +0000biothai490 at http://biothai.orgCorporate profits pay for pro-GMO sciencehttp://biothai.org/node/396
<div class="field-item field-type-image even"><a href="/node/396"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://biothai.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/content_020.png?itok=IUR3kRK6" width="233" height="180" alt="" /></a></div>
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Whoever can control and monopolise our seeds, can hold the food and agricultural system of the country and the world in their hands.</p></div></div></div>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:09:21 +0000biothai396 at http://biothai.orgSeeds corporations take advantage once again - pushing for GMOs under a military governmenthttp://biothai.org/node/298
<div class="field-item field-type-image even"><a href="/node/298"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://biothai.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/content_151.png?itok=By5A9Vv8" width="243" height="180" alt="" title="Surin organic farmer group" /></a></div>
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>You may remember that back during General Surayuth Chulanont’s administration, seeds companies and those who support the cultivation of GMOs in Thailand took advantage of the fact that Thailand was governed by a military junta to bring in commercial trials of GMOs.</p></div></div></div>Sun, 19 Oct 2014 17:00:00 +0000biothai298 at http://biothai.orgAbout the rice we eathttp://biothai.org/node/274
<div class="field-item field-type-image even"><a href="/node/274"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://biothai.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/content_001.png?itok=uFrD78zo" width="240" height="180" alt="" /></a></div>
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>For many weeks already, there’s been a vibrant discussion about the rice that we eat here in Thailand. As someone who is a very fussy eater - I love knowing where my rice is grown, and don’t eat rice that’s too hard, too old, too crumbly, or too pungent.</p></div></div></div>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 05:35:50 +0000biothai274 at http://biothai.orgIf we want a good food system, we must build it ourselves (part II: focus on consumers)http://biothai.org/node/280
<div class="field-item field-type-image even"><a href="/node/280"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://biothai.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/OccupyOurFoodSupply.jpg?itok=gV41yoVO" width="180" height="180" alt="" /></a></div>
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I talked about some of the big global issues relating to farmers and food security. In this second post, I’d like to contribute to the debate on how consumers can help influence our food system.</p>
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<div class="field-item field-type-image even"><a href="/node/279"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://biothai.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/390668_246072075458417_2026057013_n.jpg?itok=PHaBxqdN" width="270" height="180" alt="" /></a></div>
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Just recently, an article was published in Prachatai Online newspaper entitled “Organic Agriculture and the World Food System” by Netdao Taotawin.</p></div></div></div>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0000biothai279 at http://biothai.orgFood for Change: 'Slow Food' Concept Gains Momentumhttp://biothai.org/node/100
<div class="field-item field-type-image even"><a href="/node/100"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://biothai.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/food4change%20logo%20new1.jpg?itok=yhsX9Uaw" width="288" height="180" alt="" /></a></div>
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Facing a hectic daily schedule, most city dwellers these days tend to avoid preparing their own meals unless it's a special occasion, as they consider the process to be too much of a burden.</strong> </p></div></div></div>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:00:00 +0000biothai100 at http://biothai.orgFood security at a time of political and economic crisishttp://biothai.org/node/301
<div class="field-item field-type-image even"><a href="/node/301"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://biothai.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/content_013.png?itok=OF3eLRqo" width="300" height="168" alt="picture from Food Security Assembly 2014" /></a></div>
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Real food security is having food democracy. Or where all the people, both farmers and consumers have the power to determine the food system that they require. They do not leave a single power over the food system to be dominated by anyone, so that everyone can have sufficient food to eat, that is nutritious, safe, diverse and appropriate to the culture, sustainable and addresses the various crises over the long term.</p>
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